Global Patent Index - EP 1005050 A3

EP 1005050 A3 20001108 - R-T-B sintered magnet and method for producing same

Title (en)

R-T-B sintered magnet and method for producing same

Title (de)

SE-TM-B gesinterte Magnet und Herstellungsverfahen desselben

Title (fr)

Aimant fritté à base de TR-MT-B

Publication

EP 1005050 A3 20001108 (EN)

Application

EP 99123531 A 19991125

Priority

  • JP 33354598 A 19981125
  • JP 27434399 A 19990928

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1005050A2] An R-T-B rare earth sintered magnet containing an R2T14B-type intermetallic compound as a main phase and thus having improved squareness ratio is produced by carrying out a reduction and diffusion method comprising the steps of (a) mixing an oxide powder of at least one rare earth element R, a T-containing powder, wherein T is Fe or Fe and Co, a B-containing powder, and a reducing agent such as Ca, (b) heating the resultant mixture at 900 to 1350 DEG C in a non-oxidising atmosphere, (c) removing reaction by-products from the resultant reaction product by washing, and (d) removing Ca by heating the resultant R-T-B rare earth alloy powder at 900 to 1200 DEG C in vacuum at 1.3 mbar (1 Torr) or less, followed by pulverisation of the resultant alloy powder bulk, moulding, sintering in vacuum, heat treatment, and surface treatment. The alloy powder bulk obtained by the heat treatment for Ca removal is preferably pulverised after removal of its surface layer.

IPC 1-7

H01F 1/057

IPC 8 full level

H01F 1/08 (2006.01); B22F 1/00 (2006.01); B22F 9/20 (2006.01); C21D 6/00 (2006.01); C22C 38/00 (2006.01); H01F 1/053 (2006.01); H01F 1/057 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H01F 1/0573 (2013.01 - EP US); H01F 1/0577 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [Y] EP 0237587 A1 19870923 - SUMITOMO SPEC METALS [JP]
  • [YA] CLAUDE E ET AL: "EVIDENCE OF A QUANTITATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEGREE OF HYDROGEN INTERCALATION AND THE COERCIVITY OF THE TWO PERMANENT MAGNET ALLOYS ND2FE14B AND ND2FE11C03B", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS,US,IEEE INC. NEW YORK, vol. 29, no. 6, 1 November 1993 (1993-11-01), pages 2767 - 2769, XP000432317, ISSN: 0018-9464
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 081 (E - 719) 23 February 1989 (1989-02-23)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1005050 A2 20000531; EP 1005050 A3 20001108; CN 1261717 A 20000802; JP 2000223306 A 20000811; US 2002144754 A1 20021010; US 6447621 B1 20020910

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99123531 A 19991125; CN 99127732 A 19991125; JP 27434399 A 19990928; US 44883299 A 19991124